Role purpose

To provide ecological expertise to the Baglan Maintenance Delivery Unit, this will include providing advice, support and guidance to enable maintenance teams to deliver legislative compliance. Being an integral part of the delivery team where you will help identify solutions that will assist in delivering a safe and reliable railway across the South Wales area and beyond.

Your main responsibilities will be to:

• Undertake and complete a range of Ecological field surveys, including protected species surveys and UK Habitat Classification System (UKHab) and condition assessment.
• Collate, write up and review survey results and mapping target notes and review to identify appropriate recommendations.
• Manage the implementation and embedding of recommendations to deliver continuous improvement.
• Undertake and complete environmental impact assessments.
• Lead the development of appropriate mitigation strategies, utilising results of surveys and liaising with Environmental Specialist's and the Arboriculture team.
• Analyse and interpret data, using specialist software programs. Produce periodic and ad hoc reports to a high technical standard within prescribed timescales.
• Provide specialist ecological advice and guidance to site managers, engineers, planners, and others associated with the undertaking and completion of surveys and / or assessments.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including statutory bodies, local authorities, and members of the public.
• Assist in the production of environmental appraisal reports.
• Carry out research as required.

35 hours a week. The role is based in Baglan, but will be a mix of on site, depot and home working.

Your experience and skills

You will ideally have:

• Comprehensive field experience
• A relevant higher degree in Ecology, Zoology, Biological Sciences, or other relevant Environmental Sciences
• Good understanding of UK and European wildlife legislation and best practice guidance experience
• Be able to identify baseline Ecological constraints during site visits
• Have significant experience of standard survey protocols and methodologies
• Ability to complete rare species surveys
• Good interpersonal, influencing, communication and organisation skills
• Task orientated team player
• Strong report writing skills
• Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do. Safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. You should demonstrate your personal dedication to safety within your application

What could set you apart:

• Knowledge of operational railway environment
• Knowledge of ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standard
• Full/associate/graduate membership of Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) (depending on experience)
• Experience attending client meetings and working with multi-disciplinary teams
• Competent with Microsoft Office
• Full UK driving licence

Some of these criteria may be learnt in role. Therefore, if you do not meet all the criteria, please submit your application. We will screen your application against these criteria to assess the best match.